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Abdou Samaké
Abdou Samake
Samake with Pacific FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Samaké
Date of birth (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 33
Youth career
Ottawa Gloucester Hornets SC
Ottawa South United
Montreal Impact
College career
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2016–2019 Michigan Wolverines 54 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2015 FC Montreal 0 (0)
2016 Chicago Fire U23 6 (0)
2017–2018 Chicago FC United 20 (2)
2019 AFC Ann Arbor 2 (0)
2020–2022 Pacific FC 46 (0)
2023– Valour FC 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023

Abdoulaye Samaké (born 7 October 1996) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Samaké was born in Bamako, Mali and moved to Canada, at the age of six. [1] [2] He initially moved to Montreal, [3] but soon after moved to Ottawa, where he was raised. [4] Samaké began playing youth soccer with the Gloucester Hornets, before joining Ottawa South United. [5] Afterwards, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy. [6]

College career

In February 2016, he committed to join Michigan University and play for the men's soccer team in the fall. [7] [8] He missed his entire freshman season in 2016 due to injury. [9] He made his debut on August 25, 2017 against the William & Mary Tribe. [10] He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection from 2017 to 2019 [11] and a two-time University of Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement selection in 2017 and 2018. [12] In his senior season, he was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Tournament Team and was named Michigan's Club Man of the Year. [13] He was able to graduate a semester early in January 2020, completing his degree in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts program. [14] [15]

Club career

In July 2015, Samaké signed with the Impact's reserve side, FC Montreal, in the USL. [16] [17]

In 2016, he played with the Chicago Fire U23 in the Premier Development League. [18] [19]

In 2017 and 2018, he played in the Premier Development League with Chicago FC United (who replaced the Fire U23). [20] [21]

In 2019, Samaké spent the season with AFC Ann Arbor of the National Premier Soccer League. [22]

In February 2020, he signed with Pacific FC on the Canadian Premier League. [23] [24] In 2021, he won the CPL title with Pacific, although he did not play in the championship final due to injury suffered in the semi-final. [25] [26] [27] In February 2022, he re-signed with the club for another season. [28] [29] In August 2022, he was named to the CPL Team of the Week. [30] After the 2022 season, he departed the club. [31]

In December 2022, he joined Valour FC for the 2023 season. [32] [33] On May 13, 2023, he scored his first CPL goal against Forge FC. [34]

Career statistics

As of October 6, 2023 [35]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Montreal 2015 USL 0 0 — — — 0 0
Chicago Fire U23 2016 [18] Premier Development League 6 0 — — — 6 0
Chicago FC United 2017 [20] Premier Development League 10 1 — 2 0 — 12 1
2018 [21] 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Total 20 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 2
AFC Ann Arbor 2019 [36] National Premier Soccer League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Pacific FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 3 0 — — — 3 0
2021 24 0 1 0 3 0 — 28 0
2022 19 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 23 0
Total 46 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 54 0
Valour FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 17 1 — 1 0 — 18 1
Career total 91 3 2 0 7 0 2 0 102 3

Honours

Club

Pacific FC

References

  1. ^ Bâ, Mamadou (September 7, 2021). "Abdoulaye Samaké : « Jouer avec le Mali, un rêve absolu »" [Abdoulaye Samake: "Playing with Mali, an absolute dream"]. Afrik (in French).
  2. ^ Diakité, Bréhima (March 9, 2020). "Mercato : Abdou Samaké signe avec le club canadien de Pacific FC" [Mercato: Abdou Samake signs with Canadian club Pacific FC]. Reference 14 Sport (in French).
  3. ^ "Abdou Samake signs first pro contract with Pacific FC". Felkrem.
  4. ^ "Pacific FC Add Defender Abdou Samake". Pacific FC. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Force Academy Alumni: National Teams and Professional Players". Ottawa South United.
  6. ^ Longo, Jack (February 28, 2022). "Black History Month : Abdou Samake". Pacific FC.
  7. ^ Clark, Travis (February 9, 2016). "Boys Commitments: College variance - Abdou Samake". Top Drawer Soccer.
  8. ^ "Wolverines Ink Five to 2016 Class". Michigan Wolverines. 20 May 2016.
  9. ^ Moen, Travis (August 10, 2021). "Abdou Samake's next act". The Michigan Daily.
  10. ^ Kemps, Scott. "Penalty-Kick Goal Lifts Wolverines Over Tribe in Opener". Michigan Wolverines.
  11. ^ Tait, Ed (December 12, 2022). ""Now I feel like I'm ready for any challenge." - Player Profile: Abdou Samake". Valour FC.
  12. ^ "Abdou Samake Michigan profile". Michigan Wolverines.
  13. ^ Rudner, Brad (January 29, 2020). "Season Review: 2019 Michigan Men's Soccer". Michigan Wolverines.
  14. ^ "Faces of UMSI: Abdou Samake". University of Michigan School of Information.
  15. ^ "Abdou Samake sets a milestone in finishing his undergrad journey". Felkrem.
  16. ^ "Le FC Montréal recrute chez l'Académie" [FC Montreal recruits at the academy]. TVA Sports (in French). July 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "Le FC Montréal signe huit joueurs de l'Académie" [FC Montreal signs eight players from the Academy]. Montreal Impact (in French). July 30, 2015.
  18. ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  19. ^ "Chicago Fire U-23s Handle Kokomo Mantis 3-0 in USL PDL Play". Chicago Fire FC. June 21, 2016.
  20. ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2017 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  21. ^ a b "Abdoulaye Samake 2018 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  22. ^ "2019 Men's Roster". AFC Ann Arbor.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (February 21, 2020). "Pacific FC Signs Defender Abdou Samake". Northern Tribune.
  24. ^ "Pacific signs Mali-born defender Abdou Samake". Canadian Premier League. 21 February 2020.
  25. ^ Bâ, Mamadou (December 9, 2021). "Abdoulaye Samaké, Champion du Canada : « Une grande fierté de gagner ce trophée »" [Abdoulaye Samake, Canadian Champion: “I am very proud to win this trophy”]. Afrik (in French).
  26. ^ Longo, Jack (February 11, 2022). "Samake Returning for 2022 Season!". Pacific FC.
  27. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 8, 2021). "CPL50 – 47. Abdou Samake (Pacific FC)". Canadian Premier League.
  28. ^ "Abdou Samake returns to Pacific FC for 2022". Canadian Premier League. February 11, 2022.
  29. ^ Jacques, John (February 11, 2022). "Samake Sticks With Pacific". Northern Tribune.
  30. ^ "Heard, Samake and Young named to Team of the Week – Week 19". Pacific FC. August 15, 2022.
  31. ^ Jacques, John (December 9, 2022). "Abdou Samake Leaves Pacific FC". Northern Tribune.
  32. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian defender Abdou Samake". Canadian Premier League. December 12, 2022.
  33. ^ Jacques, John (December 12, 2022). "Valour Adds Defender Abdou Samake". Northern Tribune.
  34. ^ Tait, Ed (May 13, 2023). "Post Match Report vs Forge FC". Valour FC.
  35. ^ Abdou Samaké at Soccerway
  36. ^ "2019 AFC Ann Arbor Results". AFC Ann Arbor.

External links

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